getaway: marrakech, morocco

If I had to pinpoint the age at which I felt like I really transitioned from childhood into the next stage of my life, it would be age 15. I had my first kiss. I had my first heartbreak. It was the first time I felt like I truly belonged with a group of friends.…

getaway: barcelona, spain

Barcelona. How I love thee. I can’t even express how glorious Barcelona was. The food, the wine, the flowers, the festivals, the FIREWORKS – everything about it was extraordinary. Honestly, if I had the opportunity to study abroad all over again, I would probably choose to go back to Barcelona for a semester (even over…

getaway: madrid, spain

Prepare yourselves : the next few posts are going to be INCREDIBLY photo heavy cause I’m notorious for taking thousands of photos whenever I go to a new location. It’s bad. I’m a photo addict.  Usually, when I travel, I drag my trusted (and heavy) Canon 7D with me – but this time, I opted…

on turning twenty five

Dress: Anthropologie; Shoes: Aldo; Sunnies: Oliver Peoples On Sunday morning, my sister came into my room and put a gift bag on my bed. Granted, my birthday isn’t until tomorrow, but she felt like since it was the day of the party I was throwing for myself and my friends – it was the perfect…

one (piece) love

Romper: Nasty Gal  Romper: Nasty Gal; Belt: Anthropologie; Booties: Rag & Bone   Hi, my name is Allie and I’m 100% obsessed with rompers. My go-to place? Nasty Gal. Their rompers take the cake for functionality and quality – and just look and feel SO good on the bod. For nights out in LA or…

on shaking it off

I’ve been finding myself channeling my inner T-Swizzle these days. No, I don’t have an excessively tall/hunky/rich/ DJ on my arm – but I’ve been consistently finding myself in situations lately where I have to keep reminding myself to “Shake It Off”. I’ve been writing this post in my head for like, two weeks now.…

wine away

Dress: Nasty Gal; Jacket: H&M; Boots: Aldo Clearly I’m in the mood for fall – which makes this nasty, humid weather we’ve been having here in Southern California very much NOT appreciated. However, late nights at one of my favorite places in the area with my family and friends (and lots of wine and cheese)…